The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-05-26

The best tobacco fertilizers extant are
always sold by D. Y. Cooper A large lot
of tile standard brands now on hand-G.
Ober & Sons and others.
| We had the pleasure OF short but pleas
! ant call from Mr.. J. E. Burroughs, the
popular and successful merchant of Dab
ney, yesterday He is agent for the cele-
braeed British Mixture tobacco fertilizer.
and has sold large quantities of it this sea-
SON. Mr.. Burroughs does large mercan-
tile business at his place and sells low.
The new county Jail has been completed.
the steel cells having Just been put in.
1t is an excellent job and the building is
said to be perfectly secure. The prisoners
belonging to the county who have been
lodging in the Granville and Warren jails,
were brought in this week and furnished
with accommodations in the new institu-
ton.
The young wliite man John A. Norwood
who shot and killed Taylor Strum near
| Townsville on the 18th inst, went in and
| surrendered himself to the sheriff of
Granville county at Oxford Monday. He
says he would not have gone away but his
/ friends advised him to do SO as violence on
the part of Strum's friends was appre-
| hended.
When you 90 in to see merchant in
| response to an advertisement you saw in
the GOLD LEAF, mention the fact to him.
| Tell him that you were attracted thither
| by his advertisement in the paper and you
| have come to take advantage Of some of
those rare bargains he has been talking
| about. 1t will not trouble or cost you
anything and may be of some benefit to us.
| E. A Watkins secretary of the Board Of
town commissioners, gives notice by adver-
tisement in this paper, to all persons hold
ing claims against the town of Henderson,
and orders on the treasurer of the town, to
present them to him at S. & &. Watkins
store at once, that they may be passed upon
by the auditing committee appointed for
that purpose. Persons interested will take
| notice.
The East Texas Rambler says: "a town
cannot live and grow on newspaper puffs
any more than an editor can get up good
paper if he is not we'll patronized and as
sisted by his patrons. One good lively adj
| vertising business man is of more value to
young and growing town than hundred
old fossils who do not think advertising
pays, who have lost all the energy and fire
of youth, and whose only ambition seems
to be to keep in memory the times that are
no more
| For RENT.-FOur or five gOOOd rooms in
! the Young building, next to Henderson
| Hotel lot. Suitable for family. Terms
! reasonable. Apply to
| may 26. A. Nj. JORDAN.
| Ice CREAM FEsTIvAL.-The ladies of the
Methodist Episcopal church will give an
ice cream and strawberry festival at Bur
we'll Hall next Tuesday evening. There
will be an abundance of everything nice tC
eat and a pleasant time is promised all
The proceeds will be for the benefit of the
church. The public cordially invited.
| For HOUsEKEEPERs.- u. L. II. Missil
lier at the Henderson Hardware Store has
just received lot Of White Mountain ice
cream freezers, wire dish covers. fly traps,
Economy oil cook stoves, &c. These wire
dish covers are the very thing for the din
ing room in summer No housekeepel
should be without them. The Economy oil
stove is what its name implies. 1t is the
| cheapest, cleanest and handiest cook stove
made. The very thing for small family
especially if the lady of the house does hel
own cooking.